Bottle carrier



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- allow the bottles to Patented ....26, 1943 l BOTTLE CARRIER v George H. Hutafi, Jn, Wilmington, N. C. Application'January 8, 1942, Serial No. 426,080

9 Claims. (01. 294-87) My invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottle carrier and has for its principal object the provision of adevice of the character described more particularly adapted for carrying a plurality of bottles from placeto place without the necessity of placing the bottles in a paper bag or similar container.

Another object of the invention resides in the. provision of avcarrier of the character described which is adapted to be engaged with the necks of the bottles and to hold them in suspended Position while they are being carried from place to place.

Still another object of the invention consists in the provision of a bottle carrier of the characterdescribed which is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction and which may be maintained in a sanitary condition, the carrier being preferably formed ofrelatively light metal or similar relatively rigid material;

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention consists in the novel details of. construction and arrangement of parts described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, I trated and ,described the preferred embodiments as they now appear to me, it will be understood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the. arrows. Figs. 4 and 5- are fragmental sectional details, with parts shown in elevation, illustrating'the manner in which the bottles are positioned relative to the carrier and adapted to be suspended and carried thereby.

My improvedform of carrier is adapted for carrying bottles containing beverages or the like from a store to the home of the purchaser and for returning the empty bottles to the store. It

- is well-known that when bottles,containing be erages, are removed, from a refrigerator or from ice there is moisture on the outside of the bottles and when they are placed in a bag or other container they are apt to so moisten the bag or container that the same will easily break and fall therefrom. With my improved'form of carrier the bottles may be carried without any such danger of breakage and the. carrier as being while I have illustrated and while I have illusnumber of bottles able members project adapted for receiving and carrying six bottles it will nevertheless be understood that by increas ing or decreasing the size of the carrienand the number of openings formed therein for the reception of the'bottle necks that a greater or less may be supported and carried. By forming the carrier of metal or other relatively rigid material the same may be cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition. By constructing the carrier of relatively cheap material the same may be sold at a relatively low cost or, in fact, may be given away to a purchaserv by the storekeeper or other salesman or distributor.

In the drawing I indicates generally the body portion of the carrier which is preferably formed of a metal plate having its edges projecting upwardly to form the side flanges 2 and 3 and the end flanges 4 and 5, the end flanges being illustrated as of greater height than the side flanges for a purpose which will be readily apparent. Formed. in the plate, adjacent each of the side flanges 2 and 3, are the longitudinally spaced openings 6 which are of a diameter to receive the neck of a bottle, the necks of the bottles being positioned through-the openings from the underside of the body portion as is more clearly illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing and adapted to be suspended from the carrier when ,being carried from place to place. In Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawing a bottle neck is shown at 7 and is formed with the outwardly projecting bead or enlargement 8 adapted to be engaged in a manner to be later brought out. The bottle cap is indicated at s. K

Mounted between the end flanges 4 and 5, for swinging movement, are the elongated plates ID and H the ends .of the plates being bent upwardly to provide the vertically extending portions l2 through which the pins l3 or other suitfor pivotally connecting the plates to the end flanges. As is quite clearly shown, and as will be understood, these pins or .pivot members [3 pass through :the end flanges. The inner longitudinal edges of the plates illand i! are bent upwardly as shown at 14 while the outer longitudinal edges are formed with the notches or recesses !5 providing the portions 5% adapted to overlie portions of the diameters of the openings 6 and to engage under the bead or projection B'of the bottle neck as is more clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The outer edges of the plates It] and H, between the notched recesses and at the ends; are bent up= wardly as shown at H and permit swinging of the plates in an arcuate movement without contacting with the bottom of the body portion I.

Pivotally connected at l8 to the body portion I is the turn button or locking member [8 provided in its ends with notches or recesses 20, adapted to engage the up-turned inner edge portions it of the plates III and H and to hold them in lowered or bottle-carrying position.

Struck from the body portion 1, and extending upwardly therefrom, are the ears or lugs 2| to which a. handle 22 is connected for swinging movement, the handle being provided with the inwardly directed ends 23 which pass through openings formed in the ears or lugs 2|.

From the above detailed description it,- is thought that the construction and manner of use will be clearly understood. It will be noted that the plates l and II are connected to the end flanges 4 and 5 for swinging movement as shown more particularly in Fig. 40f the drawing, and the outer edges of these plates will swing in an are so that the notches will receive the necks of the bottles and the portions l6 of the notches will overlie a portion of the opening 6 and engage beneath the bead or enlargement 8 of the bottle for supporting or suspending the same from the carrier. As has been previously stated by turning the outer edges of the plates upwardly, as shown at H, the plates may swing without the edges of the plates contacting with the carrier. By up-turning the longitudinal edges 14 of the plates the edges may be received in the notches of the turnbutton I9 and the plates will be held in their lowered or bottlesupporting positions. In Fig. 1 of the drawing I have shown the turn button in dotted lines as holding the plates in their supporting positions, whereas in full lines the turn button is shown as extending longitudinally of the carrier and released from the edges of the plates I0 and II. When thus positioned the plates may be swung into what might be termed bottle-receiving position, shown more particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the bottle-supporting position of the plates being more clearly shown in Fig. 5.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bottle carrier including a body portion having end flanges and provided with an opening to receive the neck of a bottle, and a member pivotally connected to and between the end flanges for normally tree arcuate swinging movement below the pivot point and towards or away from the bottle neck and to overlie a portion of the opening in contact with the neck of the bottle.

2. A bottle carrier including a body portion having and flanges and provided with a plurality of spaced openings to receive the necks of bottles, and an elongated member pivotally connected to and between the end flanges for normally free arcuate swinging movement below the pivot point and towards or away from the bottle necks and overlying portions of the openings in contact with the necks of the bottles.

3. A bottle carrier having end flanges and 'posite edges, between the end flanges, with from the bottle necks, said member when in lowered position overlying portions of the openings and in contact withthe bottle necks.

4. A bottle carrier including a body portion having end flanges and provided adjacent opposite edges, between the end flanges, with spaced openings adapted to receive the necks of bottles,

and a pair of members pivoted to and between the end flanges and adapted for normally iree arcuate swinging movement below the pivot points towards or away from the bottle necks and to overlie portions of the openings and in contact with the bottle necks.

5. A bottle carrier including a body portion having end flanges and provided adjacent opspaced openings adapted to' receive the necks of bottles, a pair of members pivoted to and between the end flanges and adapted to overlie portions of the openings and in contact with the bottle necks, and means positionedbetween the pivoted members for holding the same in bottle neckengaging -positions.

6. A bottle carrier including a body portion having end flanges and provided adjacent opposite edges, between the end flanges, with a spaced openings adapted to receive the necks of spaced openings to receive the necks of bottles, 5

arcuate swinging movement relative to the openings below the pivot point and towards or away bottles, a pair of members-pivoted to and between the end flanges and adapted to overlie portions of the openings and in contact with the bottle necks, and a turn button carried by the body portion and positioned between the pivoted members to be engaged therewith for holding them in bottle neck-engaging positions.

7. A bottle carrier including a body portion having spaced openings adjacent opposite longitudinal edges to receive the necks of bottles, members pivotally connected to the body portion for swinging movement into or from engagement with the bottle necks, said members being formed and adapted to overlie portions of the openings, and a member pivotally connected to the body portion and engageable with edge portions of the pivoted members for holding the same in bottle formed and adapted to overlie portions of the openings, and a member pivotally connected to the body portion and having notches in opposite ends for engagement with edge portions of the pivoted members ior holding the pivoted members in bottle neck-engaging positions.

9. A bottle carrier including a body portion having end flanges and spaced openings adjacent opposite longitudinal edges for receiving the necks of bottles, and elongated members pivotally connected to and between the end flanges, each of said elongated members having their longitudinal edges bent upwardly and formed and adapted to overlie portions of the openings in contact with the bottle necks, and a member pivotally connected to the body portion between the longitudinal edges of the elongated members and adapted for engagement therewith for hold ing them in bottle neck-engaging positions.

GEORGE H. HUTAFF, JR. 

